Zdenk01 Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Hi Raiders, Has anyone tried using the Lucanus Jigs ? What type of success if any Im thinking they work on most reef species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgod Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 i used one off pier 2 just for abit of fun, to get a feel for it and caught 2 legal flatties which spun me out abit... nonetheless i wasnt complaining havent really had the chance to use it over a reef yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewdreamer Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Love em.. Lovely concept. All sorts of fish love em and why not Only problem is when you snag up.... I've lost four so far over the Bare Is bombie...not complaining as I had a lot of fun, but...... (PS we weren't vertical jigging but drifting.) How deep's ya wallet? Any of you skindivers in the FR fraternity.... If you happen across any lucanus jigs lodged in the mouth of a 10KG groper on the bommie, its probably mine and I want it back! Cheers Chris Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framedtrash Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 there great but they have there problems jackets love to eat the skirts off them they can be replaced at around $5-6 a pop have caught a few kings off the white one mate has caught lots of leather jackets using them best fished with a slow retrieve or just leave them in the rod holder and let the boat do the work the red is supposed to be dynamite on snapper im yet to catch one tho not that i ever target snapper tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Up until the last time I used one, I would have sworn they only catch rubbish fish. Jewhunter and I had seen a long succession of Goatfish, Rock Cod and other undesirables caught on them on my boat. Then last time I tied one on I dropped it to near the bottom and was just talking to JH about what kind of reef ooglie was most likely to grab it when it got slammed by something unstoppable on the 30lb gear I was using. There is a big king or Amberjack somewhere on the gold coast with some nice lip-jewelery. I reckon they have their place and seem to work best when you have no faith in them and just leave them sitting in a rod holder. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewdreamer Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hi Slinky, you are dead right mate. The instructions say SLOW, really slow. By the way Whats wrong with black spot goat fish?? I got one around 55cm out of the hole behind the reef inside south head in 1989. Best fish I've ever eaten bar none! and yes I know they aren't supposed to grow that big...wish I'd had a camera. Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewdreamer Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 OOPS April 1987, I was on a bream hunt....pillie tail. Just checked the diary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgs84 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I fish up coffs a bit and have got some good snapper using them , but the Red Rock cods and other undesirables LOVE them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 We bought a few of them. First day we used it we just left it in the rod holder with the jig near the bottom. After a couple of hrs, the rod buckled over and we pulled up a just legal kingie. Haven't had any success since then. The guy in the tackle shop said he's caught quite a few rock cod and seargent baker with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scienceman Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 One session using them in the rod holder saw 3 BIG green-eye squid come up. One was even hooked but netted them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moro Mou Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Tried one a few weeks ago however it was donated to the leatherjackets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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